Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
July 3, 2005
Submitted
July 6, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48500
Aircraft time
47,823 hours, 9,702 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CENTER CARGO BAY RT STA 1531 LONGERON 47 FOUND WITH HAIR LINE CRACK AS MARKED. 47 REMOVED IAW SRM 51-33-01 VOL.II. NEW LONGERON FABRICATED AS PER DWG AFA 0618 AND NEW SPLICE REPAIR FABRICATED IAW SRM 53-10-00 FIG.2 VOL I. NEW LONGERON AND NEW SPLICE REPAIR INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-33-01 VOL II. MAJOR REPAIR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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